Systems and methods for host image transfer

A system for transferring a host image of a first machine to a second machine, comprising:

• at least one first processing device;
• at least one second machine, each second machine comprising a respective second processing device different from the at least one first processing device;
• storage associated with the at least one first processing device to store first respective profiles for a first plurality of types of first machines including a first type of first machine, and second respective profiles for a second plurality of types of second machines including a second type of second machine different from the first type of first machine, the profiles comprising at least one property of each of the plurality of types of first machines and each of the plurality of types of second machines, respectively;
• wherein the at least one first processing device is configured to:
• compare a first profile of a first machine of a first type from which a host image is to be transferred to a second profile of a second machine of a second type to which the host image is to be transferred;
• conform at least one property of a host image of the first machine to at least one corresponding property of the second machine based, at least in part on the comparison;
• inject a program into the host image to run on the second machine to configure the second machine to run the conformed host image on the second machine, by one of the at least one first processing devices;
• and
• cause transfer of the conformed host image, including the injected program, to the second machine, via a network;
• and
• wherein the second processing device is configured to configure the second machine with the host image by running the injected program.